Man wanted in North Georgia deadly shooting apprehended in Alabama

A man wanted in connection with a deadly weekend shooting in North Georgia was taken into custody in Alabama.

About 8 hours elapsed from the time Gordon County sheriff’s deputies found a man’s body at a home near Calhoun and Justin Blake Martinat, 29, was apprehended, authorities said. A manhunt began after witnesses allegedly saw Martinat driving away from the scene.

Deputies were called to the home on Sylvania Circle about 1:15 a.m. Saturday in response to a shooting. They found a man, who has not been identified, dead from apparent gunshot wounds, Sheriff Mitch Ralston said in a news release. The victim was local to Gordon County, he said.

According to the sheriff, a number of shots were fired at the home, and other people were also assaulted. The number of victims and the extent of their injuries were not released.